Chelsea in the olden & present times / by George Bryan.

  • Bryan, George.
Date:
1869
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Credit: Chelsea in the olden & present times / by George Bryan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Patrons. Name. Institution, Sir Thomas More ... John Larke (a) 1530 * * * John Richardson (3) 1543 Duchess of Somerset Richard Ward (c) 1585 C. Che)Tie, Esq. ... Adam Littleton, D.D 1669 Viscount Cheyne ... John King, D.D 1694 Sir Hans Sloane ... Sloane Elsmere, D.D 1732 >> Reginald Heber, M.A 1766 Earl Cadogan and I Henry Stanley ) Thomas Drake, D.D 1770 Lord Cadogan W. B. Cadogan, M..\ 1775 Lady Mendip and ) Mrs. D’Oyley f Charles Sturgess, M.A 1797 Earl Cadogan Hon. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley 1805 The Rev. Dr. Littleton was educated at Westminster School, under the celebrated Dr. Busby, and afterwards became Prebendary of Westminster. He was well skilled in the Oriental languages and in rabinnical learning. He died at Chelsea in 1694, in the 67th year of his age. The Rev. Dr. John King was a divine of considerable literary eminence. Amongst a variety of works he published a sermon, entitled, “ The Divine Favour the best Alliance ; or. Repentance the Safest Sanctuary in Times of Danger; preached at the Parish Church of Chelsey,” in 1701. There is in the British Museum a small quarto volume, in manuscript, by Dr. King, containing “ Remarks on the Life of Sir Thomas More,” and a letter, designed for Mr. Heame, respecting Sir T. More’s house at Chelsea. He died in this parish in 1732, aged 80, much respected, and was buried at Pertenhall. The family of Dr. King bear the same arms with Robert King, the first Bishop of Oxford. The Rev. Dr. Sloane Elsmere died in 1776, and left behind him a volume of sermons to be published for the benefit of the “ Girls’ Charity School,” of which he was the original founder. He was a relation of Sir Hans Sloane. (a) In 1534 ho was attainted for denying the King’s supremacy, and executed at Tyburn, the 7th of March in that year.—HoUnshed’s Chronicle. (b) He was ejected from the Rectory in 1554, for being a married priest, but was restored by Queen Elizabeth.—Strypefs Stowe. (c) He gave, by will, £16 to the poor of this parish, and to the repairing of the lead of the church. Ho was buried at Chelsea in 1615.